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Post by DazaB_WCFC on Aug 25, 2006 21:36:47 GMT
I got an A , 3 B's , 2 C's , 3 D's and an E two years ago.
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Post by frankiegth on Aug 25, 2006 21:49:06 GMT
I got an A in English, but then again I never cud spel ;D
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Post by coops on Sept 2, 2006 17:01:58 GMT
Very belated congrats Giggy, been on my hols with no internet access (just as I like it!).
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Post by samd on Sept 20, 2006 17:32:46 GMT
I got a C in maths about three years ago.
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Post by Giggy of Telford on Sept 20, 2006 18:13:48 GMT
Clearly I'm approaching the 'aged' category of life. But in my day GCSEs were called O'Levels. Spoke to a retired Head-Teacher recently who insists that O'Levels were almost the equivalent of the modern A'Level. But what do Teachers know? A'Level grades have improved every single year for the last 24 years. Fact. Friend of mine at Uni - most intelligent person I've ever met - said that at his School in Greek in the 2nd year of A'Levels they were given an exam paper every week for the 2nd year. Not that he knew it, they had to do the 1954 A'Level (or equivalent Matriculation Paper) in the first week. The 1955 vintage in the 2nd. and so on, and so on. By the end of the year, they were so f'ing good they all used to score 90%. it became embarrassing, so, for fun, the Teacher used to bung in Oxbridge Finals papers for a laugh. The Government says 'Standards are being maintained'. Clearly I'm approaching the 'aged' category of life. The reason pupils don't perform as well on old papers is that the syllabus has changed to include more important issues while the pointless things previously in there have been taken out and are no longer taught. What is taught changes every few years so a paper from the 50s will have very different questions to that of a paper of recent years. It used to be that marks were in all subjects based on things such as presentation and spelling, some of the most intelligent people I know can't present their work well and would have lost out because of this, if neat work was essential I would certainly have failed most subjects as I have problems with hand-eye coordination. My brother is one of the most intelligent people I know (all A/A* grades in GCSE, left college with A grade A-levels in maths, further maths, chemistry, physics and biology) but he couldn't spell photosynthesis to save his life. That would have been counted against him. Exam grades should be based on relevant knowledge, not issues completely irrelevant to what the qualification actually written on the paper. It's not a case of standards dropping it's a case of priorities changing, effort is put in to make education more interesting, pupils will take an interest in their studies and as a consequence students will put a lot of effort in. it works in the same way that many people who took exams in past decades attempted an exam from this year they would also perform considerably worse than in their own exam.
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Post by hannahcafc on Jul 20, 2007 14:31:33 GMT
With all the talk of A levels and unis in another thread, i just realised that results will be coming out within the next month or so. Panic stations everbody ;D Can't believe how nervous i was last year, seems like forever ago and this year i really couldn't give a Michael Ballack! So, who's got results of some description to look forward to? And also, does anyone know the date AS results come out, cos thinking about it i don't actually know!
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Post by Giggy of Telford on Jul 20, 2007 15:30:54 GMT
I've got AS results coming out, I'm not loooking forward to them at all if I'm honest.
They come out in August, forget the exact date though.
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Post by malxscfc on Jul 20, 2007 18:59:10 GMT
I've got AS results coming out, I'm not loooking forward to them at all if I'm honest. They come out in August, forget the exact date though. In which case you have time to compose yourself. Get really mentally prepared for the best, the worst, and the in-betweens.. Buy a pair of funky shades and practise posing in the mirror with them. Then, when the guillotine has come down - no matter what the result - you'll look cool, at least!
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Post by ambersalamander on Jul 20, 2007 20:47:41 GMT
I'm awaiting the results for the first half of my MSc- they should arrive next week
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Post by malxscfc on Jul 20, 2007 21:39:06 GMT
I'm awaiting the results for the first half of my MSc- they should arrive next week Hence the 'happy thursday' thing? Or is it the Sutton jollities? Or the Pre-Season friendly on Saturday? I've got a receipt for my Phone Bill coming next week. That's about the highlight of my third week of July... Actually not true. Busiest week of the year, deliciously!
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Post by ambersalamander on Jul 21, 2007 23:04:37 GMT
Never said I was happy! I am though, thank you For personal reasons, not forum ones!
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Post by Giggy of Telford on Aug 16, 2007 0:27:25 GMT
Results tommorrow.
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Post by bh on Aug 16, 2007 0:50:10 GMT
Good luck mate!!
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Post by ambersalamander on Aug 16, 2007 10:24:03 GMT
Oh yeah, I passed mine by the way!
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Post by Giggy of Telford on Aug 16, 2007 11:26:16 GMT
It's good news, much better than I'd expected.
Maths: A - 275/300 Further Maths: A - 263/300 Chemistry: A - 250/300 Physics: A - 245/300 Biology: B - 224/300
Very very pleased with these results. To get an A you need 240/300 (80%) overall for the subject. 210/300 (70%) for a B and so on.
With 4a & 1b I'm still on track to apply for medicine. Chemistry & Biology are subjects i definitely need to do. Maths was my highest mark so will carry that on. Will probably do four subjects and if so the fourth will probably be physics, medical schools seem to prefer it as a subject. I'll discuss this with someone at the start of term when I'm picking my subjects though.
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